Four theories could explain the variants' ability to jump from person to person. In recent months, new variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 have been popping up all over the world, and experts ...

It's been less than a month since health officials reported the first known case of a new and more contagious coronavirus variant in Texas. The man, a Harris County resident, had no travel history.

COVID-19 vaccination showed effectiveness in reducing hospitalizations and severe disease outcomes associated with the SARS-CoV-2 JN.1 lineage, according to a recent study published in JAMA Network ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention listed the COVID-19 delta variant as one of its "variants of concern" (VOCs) on June 15. According to the CDC, VOCs can be more contagious, more ...

Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve your well-being. A new coronavirus variant is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new COVID-19 strain, referred to as NB.1.8.1 or "Nimbus," first appeared in the U.S. sometime near the end of April and is ...

New COVID-19 variant XFG has firmly positioned itself as the predominant strain in the United States as cases continue to crop up nationwide. Some regions of the U.S. are experiencing higher rates of ...

In Germany, “Nimbus” is currently the most prevalent coronavirus variant by far. Meanwhile, in Southeast Asia and gradually in Europe, another cloud-named variant is gaining significance: “Stratus” ...

A COVID-19 variant that’s accounted for a growing number of cases in the nation has been making headlines in recent days due to a symptom people are describing as “razor blade throat.” The variant, NB ...

Coronavirus cases may surge in the coming weeks, as they have every summer since the pandemic began five years ago, experts said. Getting vaccinated, masking, improving air quality and staying away ...

The proportion was estimated at approximately 3% in late May. A highly contagious variant of the novel coronavirus that was initially identified in India now accounts for about 58% of all COVID-19 ...